The early philosophical discourse on language and reality and Lu Ji's and Liu Xie's theories of literary creation
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Frontiers of Literary Studies in China
Publication Date
12-1-2011
Volume
5
Issue
4
First Page
477
Last Page
510
Publisher
Gaodeng Jiaoyu Chubanshe, Higher Education Press
Keywords
theories of literary creation, Lu Ji, Liu Xie, yi-xiang-yan (conception-image-words)
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to investigate how Lu Ji and Liu Xie develop their theories of literary creation on the foundation of the early philosophical discourse on language and reality. The first part of the paper examines various key terms, concepts, and paradigms developed in the philosophical discourse. The second part pursues a close reading of Lu’s and Liu’s texts to demonstrate how ingeniously they adapt and integrate those terms, concepts, and paradigms to accomplish two important tasks: to establish a broad framework for conceptualizing literary creation and to differentiate the complex mental and linguistic endeavors at different stages of the creative process. The paper ends with some general reflections on the impact of the two essays on the subsequent development of Chinese literary and aesthetic thoughts.
DOI
10.1007/s11702-011-0139-5
Print ISSN
16737318
E-ISSN
16737423
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Cai, Z.-q. (2011). The early philosophical discourse on language and reality and Lu Ji's and Liu Xie's theories of literary creation. Frontiers of Literary Studies in China, 5(4), 477-510. doi: 10.1007/s11702-011-0139-5